Florida is coming off arguably its greatest win of the season, upsetting Ole Miss whereas rival Florida State wanted any type of win and secured that final week by beating Charleston Southern.
Ending the season on a excessive be aware by profitable the annual rivalry on Saturday evening in Tallahassee, Fla., is the purpose for these applications, however Florida stands a possibility to additional enhance its bowl standing as a parting reward.
Florida leads the all-time sequence 37-28-2, however the Seminoles have received the previous two conferences by 9 factors or fewer.
However this season, though they’ve skilled their ups and downs, issues have gone markedly higher for the Gators (6-5) than the Seminoles (2-9).
Napier had been considered on the new seat because the begin of the season. The whole lot modified in November.
With the help of his administration, Napier revived the Gators. Consecutive victories over ranked SEC foes LSU and Ole Miss the previous two weeks have Florida’s outlook on the sunny aspect.
The Gators beat ranked groups in consecutive weeks for the primary time since 2008 led by DJ Lagway, who threw a pair of landing passes within the 24-17 victory.
A win over the rival Seminoles in a yr they’re favored to take action could be big heading right into a subsequent bowl recreation.
“It was complimentary ball,” Napier stated. “We had plenty of feedback concerning the recreation afterwards. So, you already know, we have now no time to mess around right here, as a result of we’re turning the web page.”
Florida State is recent off its finest offensive efficiency by far of this season, albeit in opposition to the lowly FCS-level Bucs, who completed their season 1-11.
The Seminoles scored a season-high 41 factors, which was 20 greater than their earlier excessive, and snapped a six-game dropping streak.
Quarterback Luke Kromenhoek accomplished 13 of 20 passes for 209 yards and threw three landing passes and no interceptions. The efficiency earned him the prospect to begin once more in Saturday’s recreation per Florida State coach Mike Norvell.
“To have the ability to have three landing passes, he made plenty of good selections,” Norvell stated throughout his Monday press convention. “There’s some throws that he missed, some elements of various reads and progressions the place I feel he will proceed to even change into that rather more environment friendly round it.”
–Area Stage Media
